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WASHINGTON, DC – The House Rules Committee’s Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House met today for the Members' Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 115th Congress. Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH) serves as chairman of the subcommittee and released the following statement in response to the hearing:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a bill to repeal the increase in the income threshold used to determine eligibility for the tax deduction for medical care expenses:

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions, chairman of the House Committee on Rules, today released the following statement announcing the departure of current Staff Director Hugh Halpern to the Office of the Speaker, and the promotion of the committee's current Deputy Staff Director Stephen Cote to the role of staff director:

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after the passage of two measures that make necessary reforms to regulations on the financial industry: